How to Use abrasion in a Sentence

abrasion

noun
  • The abrasion rate is how much of the tire is shed while driving.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
  • We were built to endure abrasion—and emerge more whole.
    — Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Paul's face mask is pulled down to reveal an abrasion on his chin.
    — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2020
  • For tough stains, add a pinch of salt to the mixture for mild abrasion.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • The abrasion test is where our experts see the most range in results.
    — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Black left Wednesday’s game with an abrasion on his right eye.
    — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Her car was struck and her daughter suffered a head abrasion.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2021
  • The man also had abrasions to the left side of his body, police said.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • These sheets also performed quite well on the stain and abrasion tests.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
  • On each rover is a rock abrasion tool for drilling samples of Mars’ ground.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Medics treated the boy’s abrasion from the crash at the scene and released him.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The two scripts share a street-level bluntness and a flair for racial abrasion.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Canvas is more durable and can withstand abrasion, dirt, and mud.
    — Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
  • The woman had cuts and abrasions on her face and head and appeared to be in shock.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The fan was treated for an abrasion and a bruise on her arm at first aid and released.
    — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 3 May 2017
  • While those don’t cross the danger threshold, tooth abrasion does add up over time.
    — Kat Hillman | Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Some cuts, abrasions, and burns will heal quickly while others take their sweet time.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 14 July 2023
  • The boy also had a tongue abrasion and bruising on his upper lip.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The woman had dried blood inside a nostril and an abrasion across her neck.
    — cleveland, 25 June 2021
  • Cole suffered a corneal abrasion and chemical burns on her eye and skin.
    — Andy Mannix, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021
  • The trash bag lessens the abrasion on the dry compression sack and extends its life.
    — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 17 Feb. 2021
  • That spared the landscape from the abrasion of millions of pounds of flowing ice.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The victim fell and sustained cuts and abrasions to her elbows.
    — Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Female flies lay hundreds of eggs in even the tiniest abrasion.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Portis warmed up at halftime, but was ruled out of the second half with an eye abrasion.
    — Emmett Prosser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Powell's injuries were listed as abrasion wounds to both knees and the top of his feet.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2022
  • Despite the threads, the sheets held up well during the abrasion test with no tearing.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 13 July 2023
  • The sheets were not stain-resistant either, and did not pass our abrasion test.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2023
  • Bullock also had abrasions on his hands, chest and upper back.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
  • At the hospital, the woman was found to have an abrasion and cut above her left eye, which was swollen.
    — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 23 June 2017

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